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Presents a uniquely relational perspective concerning constitutional rights
Covers relationships between freedom of speech and the rights with which it intersects
Includes separate chapters devoted to free speech and other rights
Discusses current constitutional controversies in a variety of areas
Offers normative arguments for the proper role of the Free Speech Clause as it relates to other rights



The right to free speech intersects with many other constitutional rights. Those intersections have significantly influenced the recognition, scope, and meaning of rights, ranging from freedom of the press to the Second Amendment right to bear arms. They have also influenced interpretation of the Free Speech Clause itself. This book examines the relations between the U.S. Constitution´s Free Speech Clause and other constitutional rights. Free speech principles and doctrines have brought about constitutional rights including equal protection, the right to abortion, and the free exercise of religion. They have also provided mediating principles for constructive debates about constitutional rights. At the same time, in its interactions with other constitutional rights, the Free Speech Clause has also been a complicating force. It has often dominated rights discourse and has subordinated or supplanted free press, assembly, petition, and free exercise rights.

Currently, courts and commentators are fashioning the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms in the image of the Free Speech Clause. Borrowing the Free Speech Clause for this purpose may turn out to be detrimental for both rights. While examining the dynamics that have brought free speech and other rights together, the book assesses the products and consequences of these intersections, and draws important lessons from them about constitutional rights and constitutional liberty. Ultimately, the book defends a pluralistic conception of constitutional rights that seeks to leverage the power of the Free Speech Clause but also tame its propensity to subordinate, supplant, and eclipse other constitutional rights.



Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: Freedom of Speech and Non-Speech Rights
1 Rights Dynamism
2 Rights Speech
3 Assembly, Press, and Petition
4 Religion
5 Equality
6 Abortion
7 Arms
8 Rights Pluralism
Index